Question

Pythagorean Question

A carpenter was asked to build a ramp that is 175 cm long. The height of the ramp is
35 cm. What is the horizontal length of the ramp (side b]? [APP]
175 cm
35 cm
b

Answer 1

pythagoras: a squared + b squared = c squared
35^2 (1225) + b squared = 175^2 (30,625)
30,625 - 1225 = 29400
square root 29400 = 171.5 cm